The BOTTOM DUMP Tournament - V.2 - FULL!!! Topic

In the Summer of 2012, I started up a tournament called "The Bottom Dump" Tournament. It consisted of six rounds and is just now finishing up the final, Championship Season. It's been a great ride all year long and the fun is coming to an end. While giving a great deal of thought about whether or not I wanted to run another tournament - and what I could do differently if I did, I figured why not give this another shot. Plus, why mess with a good thing - we're just going to do a "Bottom Dump - Part 2!"

For those of you not familiar with Part 1 and for those of you who participated in Part 1 and need some refreshing on the way this is set up, I'll post the important stuff here:

This could possibly be the easiest tournament
that you’ll ever have a chance to win!

Are you one of those owners who always does okay in leagues? You hardly ever draft one of those 120-win juggernauts but you seldom finish near the bottom of the standings in any league you play in?

This could be the tournament for you!

As always, “Juice” Tournaments only cost you the price of your team(s). No Gift Certificates or other stuff to purchase.

It's based on the simple premise that all you have to do is stay alive to make it to the next round - and it will never be easier to do so. We're starting this one off with TEN (10) Leagues in Round One. At the end of Round One, only the few owners/teams that finish in the bottom 20% will be eliminated. In other words, 10 leagues of 24 owners each is 240 spots. Of the initial 240 spots, 192 will earn a spot in Round Two! Hence, that's where we get the "Bottom Dump."

EVERY ROUND IS DIFFERENT - DIFFERENT THEME / DIFFERENT STRATEGIES!

YOU WON'T BE USING THE SAME TEAM FOR EVERY ROUND!

The following rounds will work the same way. In Round Two, we'll have it down to eight leagues. Of the 192 owners in Round Two, 144 will move on to a spot in Round Three. In Round Three we'll have it down to six leagues. Of the 144 owners in Round Three, 96 will move on to Round Four. In Round Four we'll have it down to four leagues. Of the 96 owners in Round Four, 48 will move on to Round Five. In Round Five we'll have it down to two leagues. Of the 48 owners in Round Five, half of them - 24 will move on to Round Six. Round Six will be for all the marbles, where the World Series winner will receive the

Tournament Winnings of $310!

As per WHATIFSPORTS, I’m required to let you know that the $310 is for SimLeague Credits only and are non-transferrable (meaning credit can't be transferred and teams purchased through credits cannot be transferred).

Each Division in each league represents two 2-year periods (with the exception of the N.L. West of League 10 - it has 3-year periods) and has five selections to choose from. The first four teams chosen from a division will be the four used. The team not selected will be added to the Free Agent pool. Free Agents? Did I say Free Agents? Why, yes I did. Once a division is full, there will be a Free Agent draft for that division where, depending on the winning percentage of your team, will get to draft one or more Free Agents to round out your roster. The draft order for each divisional Free Agent draft will be (4) to (1), with regards to the team's historical winning percentage (which is listed next to the team). In other words, of the four teams in a division, the one with the lowest historical winning percentage will pick first in every round of that particular draft.

Free Agents can come from any team NOT represented by the four teams participating. For example, in the A.L. Central of League ONE, if the four teams taken are the Cardinals, Yankees, Red Sox and Giants, then Free Agents can come from any team BUT those four and they can come from any one of the three years that are represented in that division (four years in the case of the N.L. West Division of League 10). Here's how the number of Free Agents allowed will be broke down:

If your team's winning percentage is .671 or above, you receive ONE Free Agent;

If your team's winning percentage is between .631 and .670, you receive two Free Agents;

If your team's winning percentage is between .590 and .630, you receive three Free Agents;

If your team's winning percentage is between .549 and 589., you receive four Free Agents;

If your team's winning percentage is .548 or below, you receive five Free Agents;

Here are some other items of interest:

NO: Waiver Wire, Trades, A.A.A. or Injuries

YES: Designated Hitter

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP - $110M

Stadium: You must use a park that your franchise called home during one of the two seasons (or three seasons in the case of the N.L. West Division in League 10) of your team.

Clones: Not in this round

For those so inclined, you can have two teams in any league - one must be N.L. and one must be A.L.

Who Moves On?Once Round ONE is complete, all Division Winners and the top 10 teams that didn't win a division from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round Two. That’s 160 teams for 192 spots. The final thirty-two teams will come from the best of the other 80 teams across all ten leagues. This will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard. You may still be playing for a spot in the next round.

All N.L. East Division winners go into Round Two, League 1.
All N.L. Central Division winners go into Round Two, League 2.
All N.L. West Division winners go into Round Two, League 3.
All A.L. East Division winners go into Round Two, League 4.
All A.L. Central Division winners go into Round Two, League 5.
All A.L. West Division winners go into Round Two, League 6.
All N.L. Wildcard winners go into Round Two, League 7.
All A.L. Wildcard winners go into Round Two, League 8.

That’s 10 teams in each of the Round Two leagues and 80 teams total.

Once we’ve removed the playoff teams above, I’ll then do the following:

The next eight best teams in League 1 will go into Round Two, League 1.
The next eight best teams in League 2 will go into Round Two, League 2.
The next eight best teams in League 3 will go into Round Two, League 3.
The next eight best teams in League 4 will go into Round Two, League 4.
The next eight best teams in League 5 will go into Round Two, League 5.
The next eight best teams in League 6 will go into Round Two, League 6.
The next eight best teams in League 7 will go into Round Two, League 7.
The next eight best teams in League 8 will go into Round Two, League 8.
The next eight best teams in League 9 will be split up between Round Two, Leagues 1 and 4.
The next eight best teams in League 10 will be split up between Round Two, Leagues 5 and 8.

That’s 80 more spots to go along with the 80 already accounted for which makes 160 total. One thing that did come up in the previous tournament was that by splitting up the owners that move on as per the above criteria, we ended up with a particular owner or two having three or four teams in one Round Two league and then none in any of the others. When something along those lines happens, I'll find someone to swap out one or more of those teams to place them in a different league. I always make sure that when that happens, I swap two teams that have either the same amount of Wins (from their League 1 team) or at the most, within one (i.e., a team with 84 Wins will be swapped out with a team with 84 Wins - unless one can't be found; therefore, we'll look for a team with either 83 or 85 Wins to swap them with, etc.). That way, an owner with multiple teams in the next round will get to play in as many of the different leagues as possible instead of stacking them all up in one or two.

The final 32 spots will be filled by the teams with the best W/L records who are not yet accounted for above. They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

For those of you who are able to advance to Round Two and beyond, I'll post the Themes for Rounds Two through Six in "thejuice6's Theme League Draft Forum" once we get Round ONE underway.

HERE ARE YOUR CHOICES:
(All seasons that have been selected will be shrunk)

As mentioned above,for those of you who are able to advance to Round Two and beyond, I'll post the Themes for Rounds Two through Six in "thejuice6's Theme League Draft Forum" once we get Round ONE underway.